Moto3 Austria FP3: Denis Oncu pleases Tech3 and KTM

Dennis Foggia set the fastest time during the second free practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Leopard team driver set the new track record in 1' 41.774.

Second position for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team rider, Deniz Oncu, protagonist of a fall with Lorenzo Fellon, fortunately without consequence, which preceded John mcphee (Sterilgarda Max Racing). The fourth was Tatsuki suzuki (Leopard Racing), followed by Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets) and Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Max Racing).

Seventh Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA), in front of the pilot of the SIC58 Squadra Corse team, Riccardo Rossi. Ninth James Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) with David munoz (BOE Motorsports) to close the TOP 10 times.

What will this FP3 have in store for us? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far, with the new chicane which redistributed the cards in front of the timing cell.

Moto3™ Red Bull Ring	Austria 2021	Austria 2022 (New chicane)
FP1	1'36.215 Darryn Binder	1'50.378 Andrea Migno
FP2	1'36.752 Darryn Binder	1'41.774 Dennis Foggia
FP3	1'35.838 Izan Guevara	1'41.285 Deniz Oncu
Q1	1'36.451 Riccardo Rossi
Q2	1'35.850 Romano Fenati
Warm-up	1'36.181 Deniz Öncü
Course	Garcia, Öncü, Foggia (See here)
All time lap record	1'35.778 Tony Arbolino 2019

17° in the air and 21° on a dry track, all under a sky where the sun dominates scattered clouds are the conditions offered to the pilots for the 40 minutes of exercise.

We will recall the feat of arms concerning our tricolor colors with the unfortunate Lorenzo Fellon ...

The first reference of choice is signed by Sasaki in 1'42.257. We take note that farmhouse et holgado still running together since yesterday.

fellon is 20th. After the first quarter of an hour, the Japanese on the Husqvarna sets the mark at 1'41.864. Masia, Holgado, Oncu et McPhee follow. The first Honda is that of Suzuki, eighth, in front of his teammate Foggia. Halfway through the session, nothing moves, except with a Munoz who takes second place.

The last quarter of an hour has begun and the times are finally panicking. holgado clocked a 1'41.823 which puts him in command of the session but not yet of the combined ranking.

Guevara takes second place in the exercise, ahead of Sasaki, Masia and his teammate as a rival for the title Garcia. Foggia is only 10th, fellon 23th

The last five minutes have begun and they constitute a final assault against the clock. Sasaki sets the tone in 1'41.311. It's half a second better than holgado in the lead until then.

farmhouse fall in the new chicane.

Suzuki falls while Oncu passes in front in 1'41.285. Under the checkered flag, it is the Turk who maintains the advantage in front Sasaki, Guevara, Foggia, sole Honda driver and Garcia. fellon is 19th.

Results from FP3 of the Austrian Moto3 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com